Assistance with removing Slug attached to Good egg !

Long story short came home from work on Thursday and was in a rush because Wife had an ultrasound appt (Yes ! its the wifes fault lol). Now I got 4 good eggs and 2 slugs from a Pastel het pied x pied. My problem is the one slug is stuck to a good egg, in the rush I was in i just put them all in the incubator (4 eggs and the 1 attached slug). Now im not sure how to get it off. I tried to pull it at first but i didnt want to run the risk of ruining the good egg. And wow this is my first post on here in a while hope no one hold that against me from lending a hand lol :D

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I've heard gently working dental floss between them works pretty well? (But I'm still so worried about ruining the good egg. How big a risk is an attached slug?)

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Originally Posted by loonunit

How big a risk is an attached slug?)

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Apparently IM going to be finding this out lol

It should be ok just keep your eye out for mold. If it starts to mold then you may have some problems. I tried incubating slugs before and left them in for 60 days LOL. Nothing hatched but they never molded up either.

The mold is the main thing im worried about

In the past I have just cut the slug off leaving just a little bit of the shell attached to the good egg. If that makes sense. Basically cut off the slug wipe the goo away and your good to go

Syringe out the insides of the slug,
When near enough empty, cut away all of slug except where attached.
Using kitchen roll, dry the attached slug shell remains.
Dab on a little athletes foot powder to stop bacterial growth.

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Basically what I was saying but in more detail. Glad somebody's got my back before my coffee this morning Haha

Just leave it be. It will not affect any other eggs attached to it.

I would just leave it

After a couple of days, it will get slimy, and often will just pull right off at that point. If it doesn't, just gently and slowly work your finger between the eggs. It will take of the outer layer of the good egg, but so long as you're gentle and go slow, it won't rip it open.

Leave the clutch the way it is and don't attempt to remove the dud egg. Other eggs will not be affected if they are healthy eggs. It's not worth the

damage you may cause to a good egg in trying to remove it. Four or five days before hatch date the eggs will thin and loosen their connection to

each other. At that time, remove any bad eggs or slugs and dispose of them so hatchlings will not come in contact with them.